Corresponding Author: F. Eghbalian MD Besat Hospital Tel: +98 918 1190121 Email:[email protected] Abstract Objective The aim of the present study was to evaluate the etiology and frequency of neonatal seizure in hospitalized neonates. Materials and Methods In this descriptive, cross-sectional study, we evaluated 1295 neonates with seizures admitted to neonatal and NICU wards in our center....

Transient hypoglycemia in the early neonatal period is a common adaptive phenomenon as the newborn changes from the fetal state of continuous transplacental glucose consumption to intermittent nutrient supply following cessation of maternal nutrition at birth. Research has demonstrated that in the term, healthy newborn, this dynamic process is self-limiting and is not considered pathologic. The...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate predictors of neonatal hypoglycemia and macrosomia in 107 consecutive pregnancies in type 1 diabetic women. METHODS We conducted a case record analysis of singleton type 1 diabetic pregnancies between January 1994 and January 1999 following institution of standardized management. RESULTS The duration of diabetes in the women was 12.9 +/- 6.8 years, and 44 were primigra...

A case of neonatal hypoglycemia with extensive occipital cortical loss is presented. Imaging studies revealed a predominance of brain parenchymal loss in the occipital lobes bilaterally with nearly complete absence of cortex in the posterior parietal and occipital regions and generalized thinning of the cortex throughout the brain.

ABSTRACT Objective: to present an algorithm for the indication of venous accesses newborns in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Development: descriptive study conducted a Unit southern Brazil, period from 2017 2020 two stages idealization: design algorithm; and adequacy based on application according observations made by nurses involved. The developed contemplated prediction access patients with ab...